Re: Do you take your shoes off at home?
Americans used to think asking guests to remove their shoes was a bit weird -- there's a scene in The Producers (1967) where Max and Leo are asked to do so, and they react in shock as if they've been asked to get naked -- but while it's still not the default, nobody I know bats an eye about it. Some guests (maybe half or more) even ask whether they should remove their shoes; we generally don't have them do so, except for the Li'l Puppet's nasssty teenager friendses, since most of the house has hardwood.
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